Tag: Department of Business Regulation
Workers’ comp rates to fall for 11th consecutive year in R.I.
CRANSTON – The Insurance Division of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation announced Tuesday the approval of a 2.5% reduction in average workers’ compensation...
Human trafficking training mandatory for R.I. hospitality sector starting Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is rolling out new compliance requirements for the hospitality sector that will require annual human‑trafficking awareness training for hotel staff...
McKee’s proposed pay raises for 11 cabinet directors criticized at public...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed pay raises for 11 state cabinet directors were widely criticized during Wednesday's public hearing at the R.I....
Connect with Commerce: Cannabis startups don’t qualify for federally funded programs
(Editor’s note: This is the fourth in an occasional series focused on questions from Providence Business News readers for R.I. Commerce Corp. Secretary Elizabeth...
Advocates want to change these 4 things in the state cannabis...
CRANSTON – With infused drinks, charcuterie, and the blasting beats of Drake, a group of over three dozen industry advocates, leaders, and lawmakers gathered...
Ballard’s Beach Resort fined $50,000 for illegal beach structures
PROVIDENCE – A notorious beach bar on Block Island finds itself in hot water once again.
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council has fined Ballard’s...
Dispensary challenges labor provisions of recreational marijuana law
Amid growing tensions with its workers over labor standards and unionization, a Portsmouth marijuana dispensary is taking aim at the state’s recreational cannabis law.
Greenleaf...
Acting directors nominated to permanently lead departments of human services, business...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday nominated the current acting director of the R.I. Department of Human Services and interim director of...
Ballard’s Beach Resort to keep its licenses, banned from hosting music...
NEW SHOREHAM – The New Shoreham Town Council has imposed a series of restrictions on Ballard’s Beach Resort’s liquor and entertainment licenses, months after...
McKee, Tanner must set clear agenda for Commerce
Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s decisive election victory over Republican Ashley Kalus positions him to play a lead role in state economic development for the...
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